Electronic apparatus and method for controlling electronic apparatus thereof

Abstract

An electronic apparatus and a controlling method thereof are provided. The controlling method of the electronic apparatus includes displaying a UI related to a sports content and in response to a game execution command being input through the UI, executing a game application corresponding to the sports content using metadata regarding the sports content

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A controlling method of an electronic apparatus, comprising:
 displaying a user interface (UI) related to a sports content; and   in response to a game execution command being input through the UI, executing a game application corresponding to the sports content using metadata regarding the sports content.   
     
     
         2 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the metadata regarding the sports content includes at least one of team information, player information, game start time information, sports ground information, and weather information of the sports content. 
     
     
         3 . The method as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the executing comprises setting a game condition of the game application to at least one of conditions regarding team, player, game start time, playground, and weather of the sports content using metadata regarding the sports content. 
     
     
         4 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 in response to a simulation command regarding a game corresponding to the sports content being input through the UI, simulating the game corresponding to the sports content through the game application.   
     
     
         5 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein
 the sports content is a sports broadcast content, and   in the displaying, the UI includes an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) screen including a plurality of broadcast contents, the plurality of broadcast contents including the sports broadcast content.   
     
     
         6 . The method as claimed in  claim 5 , further comprising:
 in response to a user command selecting the sports broadcast content from among the plurality of broadcast contents included in the EPG screen being input, displaying a menu to execute a game application around the selected sports broadcast content,   wherein the executing the game application is in response to the game execution command being input through the menu.   
     
     
         7 . The method as claimed in  claim 5 , further comprising:
 in response to a start time of the sports broadcast content having come while the game application has been executed, displaying an indicator to indicate a start of the sports broadcast content.   
     
     
         8 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein
 in the displaying, the UI includes a schedule UI including schedule information regarding a plurality of sports contents, and   the displaying comprises, in response to a command selecting one sports content from among the plurality of sports content in the schedule UI, displaying a detailed information UI including detailed information regarding the selected sports content.   
     
     
         9 . The method as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein
 the executing is performed in response to a game execution icon included in the detailed information UI being selected, and   the sports content in the executing is the selected sports content.   
     
     
         10 . An electronic apparatus, comprising:
 a display configured to display a user interface (UI) related to a sports content;   a user input receiver; and   a controller configured to, in response to the user input receiver receiving a game execution command input through the UI, execute a game application corresponding to the sports content using metadata regarding the sports content.   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the metadata regarding the sports content includes at least one of team information, player information, game start time information, sports ground information, and weather information of the sports content. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the controller, in executing the game application, sets a game condition of the game application to at least one of conditions regarding team, player, game start time, playground, and weather of the sports content using metadata regarding the sports content. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the controller, in response to the user input receiver receiving a simulation command regarding a game corresponding to the sports content input through the UI, and simulates a game corresponding to the sports content through the game application. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein
 the sports content is a sports broadcast content, and   the UI is an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) screen including a plurality of broadcast contents, the plurality of broadcast contents including the sports broadcast content.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the controller, in response to the user input receiver receiving a user command selecting a sports broadcast content from among a plurality of broadcast contents included in the EPG screen, displays a menu to execute a game application around the selected sports broadcast content, and in response to the game execution command being input through the menu, executes the game application corresponding to the sports broadcast content using metadata regarding the sports broadcast content. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the controller, in response to a start time of the sports broadcast content having come while the game application has been executed, displays an indicator to indicate a start of the sports broadcast content. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein
 the UI includes a schedule UI including schedule information regarding a plurality of sports contents, and   the controller, in response to a command to select one sports content from the plurality of sports contents in the schedule UI, displays a detailed information UI including detailed information regarding the selected sports content.   
     
     
         18 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein the controller, in response to a game execution icon included in the detailed information UI being selected, executes a game application corresponding to the sports content using metadata regarding the selected sports content. 
     
     
         19 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program that, when executed by a hardware processor, causes a controller of an electronic apparatus to
 cause a display to display a user interface (UI) related to a sports content; and   in response to a game execution command being input through the UI, execute a game application corresponding to the sports content using metadata regarding the sports content.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein
 the metadata regarding the sports content includes at least one of team information, player information, game start time information, sports ground information, and weather information of the sports content, and   in executing the game, application, the controller sets a game condition of the game application to at least one of conditions regarding team, player, game start time, playground, and weather of the sports content using metadata regarding the sports content.